Hotel Package
Special lodging accommodations have been secured at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403. The Hilton Minneapolis is conveniently connected to the Minneapolis Convention Center by the Skyway. Guests will enjoy the Hilton Minneapolis' signature Serenity Beds, accented by warm-shaded designs and beautifully hand-carved oak. Additionally, all of our hotel rooms and suites are fitted with large windows, affording expansive views of the city. Guests can also take advantage of various hotel amenities, including indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and sauna and hotel fitness center. Website.
Pricing: $105 per room; $118 for mini suite.
Contact the Minneapolis Hilton at toll-free 1.888.933.5363 and ask for Edge Life Group package "EDL."
Driving Directions to Hilton Minneapolis:
From the East (I-94):
Take 94 West toward Minneapolis. Take the 11th Street exit and stay in the right-hand lane. The parking garage entrance is on 11th Street on the right between 2nd Avenue and Marquette. For valet parking, continue past the garage entrance to Marquette and turn right. Follow Marquette to the main hotel entrance.
From the West (I-94):
Take 94 East toward Minneapolis. Nearing downtown, take the Hennepin-Lyndale exit and stay in the left lane. Take a left at the first stop light onto Dunwoody Blvd. Turn right onto 12th Street. Follow 12th Street to Marquette Avenue and turn left. Follow Marquette one-and-a-half blocks to the main hotel entrance for valet parking. For self-parking, follow Marquette past the Hilton to 10th Street and turn right. Follow 10th Street to 2nd Avenue and turn right again. Enter the parking garage to your right.
From the North (I-35W):
Take 35W South to MN-280 South. Merge onto 94 West. On 94 West stay in the right-hand lane and take the 11th Street exit. Proceed on 11th Street staying in the right-hand lane. The parking garage entrance is on 11th Street on the right between 2nd Avenue and Marquette. For valet parking, continue past the garage to Marquette and turn right. Follow Marquette to the main hotel entrance.
From the South (I-35W):
Take 35W North toward Minneapolis. Nearing downtown, follow ''Downtown Exits'' (#65, a left exit). Take the 11th Street exit. Proceed West on 11th Street staying in the right-hand lane. The parking garage entrance is on 11th Street on the right between 2nd Avenue and Marquette. For valet parking, continue past the garage to Marquette and turn right. Follow Marquette to the main hotel entrance.
Minneapolis Convention Center is at
1301 Second Ave. S., in downtown Minneapolis. Call (612) 335-6000.
Download a detailed PDF Map,
or go to a Google
Map.
Parking:
Entrances/Exits to Underground Plaza Parking Ramp: Enter either on Second Avenue
South, or on 12th Street South. The Plaza Ramp has handicap parking -- elevators
and a skyway connect the Ramp to the Convention Center, allowing easy access
for wheelchairs.
Public Entrances:
There are four main public entrance rotundas located on Second Avenue S. & Grant
Street, labeled "Ballroom Entrance," "Plaza 1," "Plaza
2" and "Plaza 3." Designated handicap entrances (power assisted
doors) are adjacent to Plaza 3 (entrance closest to Wesley Church), and the 12th
Street Entrance.
Driving Directions to Minneapolis Convention Center:
From the West (I-94):
Take the 4th Street exit from I-94 and proceed to 2nd Avenue South. (Do NOT turn
right onto 2nd Avenue North.) Turn right on 2nd Avenue South and go 8 blocks
to Convention Center.
From the West (I-394):
Take Downtown exit (12th Street): follow 12th Street South to 2nd Avenue South
and turn right. The Convention Center is on your left. The Underground Plaza
Parking Ramp is on your right.
From the East (I-94):
Take the 11th Street exit: follow 11th Street South until you reach 2nd Avenue
South, turn left onto 2nd Avenue South and cross 12th Street South. The Convention
Center is on your left. The Underground Plaza Parking Ramp is on your right.
From the South (I-35W):
Follow downtown exit signs to the 11th Street exit and follow 11th Street to
2nd Avenue South. Turn left on 2nd Avenue South and go 1 block to Convention
Center.
From the North (I-35W):
Take the I-94 exit. Follow I-94 to the 11th Street exit (NOT 11th Avenue exit).
Follow 11th Street to 2nd Avenue South. Turn left on 2nd Avenue South and go
1 block to the Convention Center.
From the Airport Main Terminal:
Take Hwy. 55 exit from the airport. Follow Hwy. 55 west to Minneapolis. This
will become Hwy. 62 west. Follow Hwy. 62 to I-35W north to Minneapolis downtown
exits. Then take the 11th Street exit. Follow 11th Street South to 2nd Avenue
South. Turn left on 2nd Avenue South and go 1 block to the Convention Center.
